I’m reading Frankenstien by Mary Shelley right now for my CHOW 2 class. For some reason, I was vaguely familiar with the story, but I have never read the book myself. We’re watching an old black and white version of Frankenstein in the class, and on Monday we have to write a 2 page journal comparing the book and the movie. It’s going to be interesting. It’s been interesting already to read how Mary Shelley portrays Frankenstein as being more of an intelligent and coherent monster that has been brought into the world, while the film portrays him as being more of a dumb and violent brute. I’m not quite far enough into the book to make a final opinion, but it’s been interesting to read and watch the story at the same time…

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the story, you should read it. It’s a classic. You can read it on this website – Frankenstein.

[Note: I debated with myself as to whether or not I should include a picture of Frankenstein's monster. I figured it might prove to be "educational." My apologies to those of you who are "faint of heart" ... as Mary Shelley put it, the story of Frankenstein will "awaken thrilling horror - one to make the reader dread to look round, to curdle the blood, and quicken the beatings of the heart."]